Accattone (1961)
Country: IT
Technical: bw 120m
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast: Franco Citti
Synopsis:
Vittorio ('Accattone') is a pimp in a Roman suburb who depends on his girl for a living. When she is picked up and sent to prison, his existence takes a downward turn.
Review:
Pasolini typically takes the lowest, the most despicable, and sees poetry in it. In this he is seconded undoubtedly by Citti's authentic performance, but it is his use of camera angle and framing, and Tonino Delli Colli's lighting camerawork that elevate this sordid tale to the status of art.
Country: IT
Technical: bw 120m
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast: Franco Citti
Synopsis:
Vittorio ('Accattone') is a pimp in a Roman suburb who depends on his girl for a living. When she is picked up and sent to prison, his existence takes a downward turn.
Review:
Pasolini typically takes the lowest, the most despicable, and sees poetry in it. In this he is seconded undoubtedly by Citti's authentic performance, but it is his use of camera angle and framing, and Tonino Delli Colli's lighting camerawork that elevate this sordid tale to the status of art.
Country: IT
Technical: bw 120m
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast: Franco Citti
Synopsis:
Vittorio ('Accattone') is a pimp in a Roman suburb who depends on his girl for a living. When she is picked up and sent to prison, his existence takes a downward turn.
Review:
Pasolini typically takes the lowest, the most despicable, and sees poetry in it. In this he is seconded undoubtedly by Citti's authentic performance, but it is his use of camera angle and framing, and Tonino Delli Colli's lighting camerawork that elevate this sordid tale to the status of art.